Mac Thornberry

A Representative from Texas. Born in Clarendon, Donley County, Tex. , July 15, 1958. Graduated from Clarendon High School, Clarendon, Tex. , 1976. B. A. , Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Tex. , 1980. J. D. , University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Tex. , 1983. Staff, United States Representative Thomas Gilbert Loeffler of Texas, 1983-1985. Staff, United States Representative Larry Ed Combest of Texas, 1985-1988. Deputy assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, United States Department of State, 1988-1989. Rancher. Lawyer, private practice. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2021). Chair, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.